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Comet Lode

Occurrence in Park county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094894
MRDS ID FS00251
Record type Site
Current site name Comet Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.63248, 45.07491 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position JUST WEST OF THE MINING CAMP OF JARDINE (THE EASTERN END IS ALMOST IN TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gardiner(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gardiner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yellowstone Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009S 009E 04 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS GOOD TO WITHIN A MILE, BUT IS SIMPLY ESTIMATED FROM SECTION CORNER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE FROM STREAK AND QUARTZ SEGREGATION IN SIDE OF CUT: 0.02 OZS. AU PER TON AND TRACE AG
Result SAMPLE FROM DUMP: TRACE OF AU AND AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.63248, 45.07491
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 5.49M
    Width 1.22M
    Depth to bottom 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Discoverer Vernon Johnson

Mining district

District name Jardine (Sheepeater)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vernon Johnson

Comments on the workings information

  • LOG CABIN - 19 X 35; OLD CUT IS FOLLOWED BY 15 FT TUNNEL; ANOTHER WORKING UPHILL - 4 BY 20 BY 10 AT FACE EXTENDS ABOUT 5 FT UNDERGROUND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1938 DIREXPL USFS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-76 Hunter, Marilyn D. U.S. Geological Survey SOURCES & UPGRADES EDITS
Editor 01-JAN-76 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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